Breakfast with Santa 2017

This weekend we hosted our 12th annual Breakfast with Santa. I can’t believe we’ve been doing this for 12 years!

Our tradition of inviting our neighbors to a Breakfast With Santa began when my children outgrew our tradition of going to Breakfast with Santa in downtown Portland at the old Meier and Frank store. I wasn’t quite ready to drop the tradition even though they were, so I decided to host my own Breakfast with Santa at our home, complete with the pancake breakfast and a visit from Santa. That was back in 2005 and we’ve been hosting our Breakfast with Santa ever since!

For the last two years none of my children have been home to attend the breakfast but I love doing it so much that the tradition continues! I recently found a photo from the first year we did it and all of the kids who were there but one has now graduated from high school and three of them have graduated from college! Good thing some new neighbors with little kids moved into the neighborhood. But the great thing is, the big neighborhood kids enjoy coming! In fact this year, one came home for the weekend from college and another traded shifts at work so she could be here.

Everyone is invited to attend wearing their pajamas. We have a pancake breakfast with little sausages. This year we went through five packages. Those big boys love them!!

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This Christmas tradition is just about the sweetest thing I’ve heard in a while. Brought tears to my eyes. How nice of you to open your home and welcome people to share in this every year. I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, Leigh Anne! The Breakfast with Santa is a great idea. I’ll bet your kids loved growing up in your home. Not just because you were Mom, but because you always had fun family things to do. (I bet all their friends liked to come over too!) Thanks so much for sharing your favorite Christmas tradition.

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